Spirit of Rowan
Spirit: Cheerwine: Born in Salisbury, raised in a glass
By Susan Shinn Turner For The Salisbury Post In 2017, Cheerwine soft drink is celebrating its 100th anniversary. ...
Spirit of Rowan
Spirit: Homegrown: Local educators work with their former schools
By Rebecca Rider rebecca.rider@salisburypost.com Mandy Mills and Carlton Jackson are two educators who didn’t fall far from the ...
Spirit of Rowan
Spirit: Craft breweries and malt house help boost local scene
By Deirdre Parker Smith deirdre.smith@salisburypost.com Rowan County’s craft beer industry seems as if it sprouted overnight. But it ...
Business
Spirit of Rowan: Retail trends find new businesses setting up shop in Rowan
By Shavonne Walker shavonne.walker@salisburypost.com Joan Jackson, who just moved to Salisbury, slowly perused the aisles of Hobby Lobby, ...
Business
Spirit of Rowan: Novant Rowan keeps pace with health care changes
Last year was a year of growth and change for Novant Health Rowan Medical Center, President Dari Caldwell says. ...
Business
Spirit of Rowan: Rowan no exception to state’s solar energy boom
In fields and empty plots of land, they sprout like an invasive species — not native, but thriving ...
Business
Spirit of Rowan: RCCC is educating for the new workforce
By Rebecca Rider rebecca.rider@salisburypost.com The North Campus of Rowan-Cabarrus Community College is quiet and unassuming. The yellow stone ...
Business
Spirit of Rowan: Technology finds its place in agriculture
Like clockwork, they glide across the concrete floor. One by one, these small, wheeled machines pick up potted ...
Business
Spirit of Rowan: The 21st century manufacturer
By Amanda Raymond amanda.raymond@salisburypost.com It’s easy to feel small when you walk onto the production floor of a ...
Business
Spirit of Rowan: Who’s the biggest of them all?
Largest employers include Food Lion and Freightliner By Elizabeth Cook elizabeth.cook@salisburypost.com When forecasters called for snow across the region ...
Spirit of Rowan
Spirit of Rowan: Food Lion strives to reflect community in employment
Food Lion’s huge workforce is diverse and inclusive, says Tracy Stone, Food Lion’s vice president of talent, diversity and ...
Business
Spirit of Rowan: How far we’ve come: The economic progress overview
By Amanda Raymond amanda.raymond@salisburypost.com Greg Edds, chairman of the Rowan County Board of Commissioners, compares economic progress to ...
Spirit of Rowan
Spirit of Rowan Eric Bowen: Making local food more visible
The faces of the farmer and the consumer are changing in Rowan County. Following the national trend to ...
Spirit of Rowan
Holt found his calling in bringing history to life
SALISBURY — As a history teacher, Terry Holt used to keep in his classroom a trunk full of ...
Spirit of Rowan
Spirit of Rowan: The show goes on
By Deirdre Parker Smith deirdre.smith@salisburypost.com Theater in Salisbury has a long tradition, dating back at least to the ...
Spirit of Rowan
Price of Freedom founder Bobby Mault: ‘Everybody knew I was a runner’
CHINA GROVE — Mary Smith pulled up to Bobby Mault’s service station, and it was a matter of ...
Spirit of Rowan
Spirit of Rowan: Frank Mano, Main Street Mission volunteer
Three years ago Frank Mano walked into Main Street Mission on a busy day and asked if they ...
Spirit of Rowan
Spirit of Rowan: Twenty-five years of love
If there’s an expert on 3-year-olds in Rowan County, it’s Frances Edwards. The veteran preschool teacher has taught ...
Spirit of Rowan
Spirit of Rowan: Technology increasingly making its way onto industry shop floors
Much of Rowan County’s industrial history is composed of textile mills. While mills and textile manufacturing still make ...
Spirit of Rowan
Spirit of Rowan: Experience the outdoors
There’s something about the outdoors that inspires, uplifts and nourishes us all. Whether it’s a simple walk through ...
Spirit of Rowan
Welcome to the Spirit of Rowan
Ask anyone who has made Rowan County home — this community has its own distinct character. Situated between the Charlotte and ...